The prices charged by long-distance transport operators are expected to revert to normal tomorrow.
Normaly, if you are travelling between Windhoek and Mariental, the price of a seat is N$180; Windhoek to Karasburg costs N$450; Windhoek to Cape Town costs N$1000; while from Windhoek to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, commuters can expect to fork out N$200 and N$220, respectively.
During the festive season, however, commuters and drivers were allowed to negotiate based on their pockets.
But as of Tuesday, prices are expected to normalise.
Although the fuel price has dropped now, the long-distance transport industry is not celebrating just yet.
That is because, to them, business is about more than fuel; it also includes maintenance.
Loading zones at Rhino, B1, and Monte Cristo are literally empty, and this gives the drivers or bus owners a reason to go back to the normal prices.
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